A TDN-1 thunders off the deck of the USS Sable.

A TDN-1 thunders off the deck of the USS Sable. The Navy initially hoped to deploy hundreds of drones on carriers, but the changing fortunes of war made that goal less and less desirable. (Courtesy of Norm Tengstrom).

A TDN-1 thunders off the deck of the USS Sable. The Navy initially hoped to deploy hundreds of drones on carriers, but the changing fortunes of war made that goal less and less desirable. (Courtesy of Norm Tengstrom).

I have done a considerable amount of research on the TDN-1 and the operations at NAS-Traverse City. I am being interviewed later this week by a local tv station and I believe the segment will be aired on TV 9 & 10′s “Jack’s Journal” on or about the 7th of November.

I am a life long resident of Traverse City and this is an important part of our past that is almost forgotten and I’d like to keep it alive.